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Punakaiki Beach

Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand

Punakaiki Beach 5 photos

  • A Westland beach.

    A Westland beach.. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, Public domain. Source

  • Pororari Lagoon MRD 03

    Pororari Lagoon MRD 03. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Pororari Lagoon MRD 01

    Pororari Lagoon MRD 01. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Pororari River MRD 02

    Pororari River MRD 02. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Dacrydium cupressinum

    Dacrydium cupressinum. Katja Schulz, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:05 pm
7 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
3.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Punakaiki Beach right now.

5.3Fair

Little Beach 25 km15 mi north

Scores 5.3 right now, 1.0 points above Punakaiki Beach.

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Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
149 km/hmph SW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
25%
Sunset
8:05 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am74
5.2Fair8 am74
4.2Fair9 am106
4.4Fair10 am117
5.1Fair11 am106
5.0Fair12 pm117
5.0Fair1 pm127
5.3Fair2 pm138
5.7Good3 pm159
5.7Good4 pm1610
5.4Fair5 pm1610
4.3Fair6 pm159
4.5FairNow149
3.8Poor8 pm128
Sat
3.5Poor7 am159
3.5Poor8 am149
3.5Poor9 am128
3.4Poor10 am138
2.9Poor11 am1711
2.7Poor12 pm1711
2.9Poor1 pm1610
3.0Poor2 pm1710
2.7Poor3 pm1811
2.7Poor4 pm1711
3.0Poor5 pm1610
3.3Poor6 pm149
3.6Poor7 pm106
3.7Poor8 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 3 am, -1.1 m. High at 10 am, 1.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.1 mHigh 9 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 3 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 10 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 56%
  • Mon2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 96%
  • Thu1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 100%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest airport
42 km26 miGreymouth Airport (GMN)

Nearby places

  • Punakaiki Rocks Garden BarFood and drink
    590 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches